Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
303
CXUS53 KDTX 010854
CLMDTW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
454 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2026
...................................
...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 07/24/1934
LOW 42 07/06/1972
HIGHEST 97 07/01 MM MM
LOWEST 55 07/23 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 86.2 83.7 2.5
AVG. MINIMUM 66.6 64.4 2.2
MEAN 76.4 74.1 2.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 7 5.3 1.7
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.76 1878
MINIMUM 0.50 1930
TOTALS 2.56 3.51 -0.95
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.11 -0.03
DAYS >= .01 6 10.5 -4.5
DAYS >= .10 4 6.4 -2.4
DAYS >= .50 1 2.1 -1.1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.9 0.1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.65 07/05 TO 07/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.0 0
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.00
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 2 -2
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0
COOLING TOTAL 362 283 79
SINCE 1/1 593 514 79
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/22 (1974)
LATEST 05/29 (1966)
EARLIEST 11/02 (2025)
LATEST 04/20 (2026)
..............................................................
WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 07/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/280 DATE 07/03
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 15
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
$$
---------------------------------------------------------------
MONTHLY CLIMATE DATA FOR NWS WHITE LAKE - JULY 2026
...TEMPERATURE DATA... ...PRECIPITATION DATA...
AVERAGE MAXIMUM.........85.7 MONTHLY TOTAL..........1.50
AVERAGE MINIMUM.........59.9 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL...0.38
MONTHLY AVERAGE.........72.8 ON THE 15TH
2026 TOTAL............23.35
...HEATING DEGREE DAYS...
MONTHLY TOTAL..............7 ...SNOWFALL DATA...
2026-2027 SEASON TOTAL.....7 MONTHLY TOTAL...........0.0
GREATEST DAILY TOTAL....0.0
...COOLING DEGREE DAYS...
MONTHLY TOTAL............258 2026-2027 SEASON TOTAL..0.0
2026 TOTAL...............401
================================================================
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2026
JULY 2026 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS
-----------------------------------------------------------------
PRECIPITATION
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 2.56" 3.51" -0.95" 63RD DRIEST
FLINT AREA 1.11" 3.41" -2.30" 10TH DRIEST
SAGINAW AREA 1.31" 2.83" -1.52" 28TH DRIEST
PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1*
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 17.01" 20.49" -3.48" 38TH DRIEST
FLINT AREA 18.40" 18.98" -0.58" 42ND WETTEST
SAGINAW AREA 19.92" 18.42" +1.50" 20TH WETTEST
*NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF JULY 31, 2026)
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 76.4 74.1 +2.3 16TH WARMEST
FLINT AREA 73.7 70.9 +2.8 22ND WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA 73.5 71.7 +1.8 20TH WARMEST
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 86.2 83.7 +2.5 16TH WARMEST
FLINT AREA 86.1 82.1 +4.0 21ST WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA 83.9 82.2 +1.7 30TH WARMEST
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 66.6 64.4 +2.2 16TH WARMEST
FLINT AREA 61.3 59.7 +1.6 31ST WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA 63.2 61.2 +2.0 14TH WARMEST
DETROIT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO NOVEMBER 1874 (~152 YEARS)
FLINT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1921 (~106 YEARS)
SAGINAW AREA HAS CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1912 (~115 YEARS)